Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 113)
The secret sauce of Russian autocracy: Vodka (and lots of it)
Mark Lawrence Schrad
In Russia, vodka has long been a tool for authoritarian control — and Russians are paying for it dearly
Taliban: We’re holding this American military dog hostage
Sarah Wolfe
Though the nationality of the dog is disputed, a video shows a confused pup surrounded by heavily armed militants
How Richard Nixon reinvented American warfare
Steven Casey
As the public soured on Vietnam, Nixon rebooted U.S. military strategy — and paved the way for Iraq and Afghanistan
Love, sex, Iraq: A roadside bomb won’t kill my marriage
Kayla Williams
My love was severely wounded in Iraq. The military, VA and other civilians didn't seem to care. We fought anyway
The drug war’s ugly truth: “Criminalization is inherently incompatible with human rights”
Aaron Cantú
Human Rights Watch warns that the War on Drugs is only making things much, much worse
You’re being lied to about Afghanistan: The terrorists there include us
Patrick L. Smith
When we treat civilians as collateral damage, no wonder Hamid Karzai trusts us as little as the U.S. trusts him
“He got people singing”: Remembering Pete Seeger with my dad
Julia Carrie Wong
Seeger's music and politics were about elevating the collective over the individual, a spirit too often lost today
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham: The world is “literally about to blow up”
Elias Isquith
The South Carolina senator and inveterate hawk warns of a coming geopolitical apocalypse
The best of the worst: Right-wing Twitter reacts to the State of the Union
Elias Isquith
According to the right, Obama's a socialist, a communist, a dictator — and he lost the Iraq War, too
Here’s the full text of President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address
Elias Isquith
President urges Congress to make 2014 "a year of action"
Carl Hiaasen on Jennifer Weiner: “I see the point she is trying to make, but the empirical evidence suggests otherwise”
Daniel D'Addario
The author talks to Salon about his new nonfiction collection, and whether gender has influenced his career
Noam Chomsky is right: It’s the so-called serious who devastate the planet and cause the wars
Greg Grandin
Fear the sober voices on the New York Times Op-Ed page and in the think tanks -- they're more dangerous than hawks
A soldier’s exorcism: “He could feel hot Jesus blood coming down over his face”
Jennifer Percy
Caleb lost eight friends in Iraq. When he returned home, they haunted him -- as did a demon he called the Destroyer
5 years after Obama’s first drone strike, US still avoiding responsibility for civilian caualties
Kevin Douglas Grant
At least 273 civilians have been killed by drones, yet the families of those lost still have no legal recourse
Still with the Russians? “Jack Ryan” channels Reagan-era paranoia
Daniel Carlson
The first post-9/11 "Ryan" flick skirts the "War on Terror" and keeps us fighting an old reliable Cold War enemy
Right-wing winter: Why conservative movies clean up in January
Noah Gittell
While liberals catch up on Oscar hopefuls, movies like "Lone Survivor" rake in conservative dollars
“Lone Survivor”: A fact check
Jean MacKenzie
The book upon which the Mark Wahlberg blockbuster is based betrays confusion about America's role in Afghanistan
Scahill on Oscar nod: We promised to bring drone victims’ stories to the world
Natasha Lennard
The "Dirty Wars" journalist and his director react to their Oscar nomination
America’s secret military is a massive ticking time bomb
Nick Turse
U.S. special forces are deployed in 134 countries around the world — providing 134 separate chances for disaster
Glenn Beck attacks film critic who didn’t like “Lone Survivor” — and so do the trolls
Daniel D'Addario
Beck's fans threaten a critic who called Mark Wahlberg vehicle anti-Muslim and jingoistic
“Lone Survivor”: A pro-war propaganda surprise hit
Andrew O'Hehir
Mark Wahlberg kills Taliban by the dozens in Hollywood's first 2014 smash, a shameless war-porn spectacle
GOP hypocrites neglect poor — while drafting secret pro-military loophole
David Dayen
Buried deep into the budget bill being voted on today is a provision that tells you everything about our government
The next attack: “An explosive-stuffed model airplane guided by GPS”
Patrick Coffey
America has smart bombs and drones. Others could create something as deadly with a remote-controlled car and camera
4 biggest threats to global peace: Guess who’s No. 1?
Sarah Wolfe
Nope, it's not China, Iran or Israel: The U.S. is the country viewed most negatively, according to a global survey
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